[Federal Register: September 6, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 173)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 
National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board; Education.

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and a proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming meeting of the Executive Committee of the National 
Assessment Governing Board. This notice also describes the functions of 
the Board. Notice of this meeting is required under section 10(a)(2) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

DATES: September 27, 2000.
    Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5 p.m.
    Location: National Assessment Governing Board, 800 North Capitol 
Street, NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC 20002-4233 Telephone: 202-357-
6938.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharif Shakrani, Deputy Executive 
Director, National Assessment Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North 
Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC 20002-4233. Telephone: (202) 357-
6938

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Assessment Governing Board is 
established under 412 of the National Education Statistics Act of 1994 
(Title IV of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994) (Pub. L. 103-
382).
    The Board is established to formulate policy guidelines for the 
National Assessment of Educational Progress. The Board is responsible 
for selecting subject areas to be assessed, developing assessment 
objectives, identifying appropriate achievement goals for each grade 
and subject tested, and establishing standards and procedures for 
interstate and national comparisons. Under Pub. L. 105-78, the National 
Assessment Governing Board is also granted exclusive authority over 
developing the Voluntary National Tests pursuant to contract number 
RJ97153001.
    On September 27, 2000 the Executive Committee will hold a closed 
teleconference meeting from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. to review the proposal 
from the Ad hoc Committee on State Participation and the cost estimates 
for the proposed activities related to enhanced participation in NAEP 
testing. This meeting must be conducted in closed session because 
public disclosure of this information would likely have an adverse 
financial effect on the NAEP program. The discussion of this 
information would like to significantly frustrate implementation of a 
proposed agency action if conducted in an open session. Such matters 
are protected by exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C.
    A summary of the activities of this closed meeting and other 
related matters which are informative to the public and consistent with 
the policy of the section 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), will be available to the 
public within 14 days after the meeting. Records are kept of all Board 
proceedings and are available for public inspection at the U.S. 
Department of Education, National Assessment Governing Board, Suite 
#825, 800 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m.

    Dated: August 31, 2000.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
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